Liqun Gao

Feb 26, 2024 | globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com | Zongbin Wang |Zhisheng Liang |Xuejie Dong |Liqun Gao |Shuduo Zhou |Hui Yin | +2 more

Based on our operational definition of regional organizations, the research objects were chosen according to three criteria: 1) consisting of at least three countries, determined by specific geographical criteria; 2) having a headquarters or secretariat; and 3) concerning more than one specific issue. Consequently, regional entities in a single field like the regional committee of the World Health Organization were omitted.